There was a time I believed that merit and contribution would naturally lead to the big opportunities.

Ahhh mean, why wouldn’t they?

For years I pinned everything I had on proximity, hard work, and delivering knockout results. I played the game exactly as I had been taught - show up, bring excellence, support the team, give more than you take.

I felt connected to the work, I cared, and wow, there were times I delivered and surprised myself with what I managed to pull out of the bag.

Then came THE project. It was the sort of project that would have changed everything for me. It was one of those “plant your flag” kind of projects that often underpins entire careers. I had the experience, the relationships, and the receipts required to make this mine. I was a natural fit. I’d earned it, and so this one was a “fo’ sho” as far as I was concerned.

Until it wasn’t.

Because when it came time to choose, the golden opportunity was handed to someone else. Not because they were better, or more experienced, or more committed, but because they had more online followers and more glam, and they looked the part and they were easier to market and...

That rejection stung like a motha. I felt unseen, overlooked, even betrayed by the system I’d tried so hard to work within.

And I stewed in it. Yep, I was salty for way longer than I should have been until I realised: The game wasn’t rigged against me. I just didn’t know how to play.

The decision to give that opportunity to someone else wasn’t about capability and contribution. It was about marketability and reach.

At the time, it felt wholly unfair, and it felt personal. But this was never about fairness and it definitely wasn’t personal - this is business. And in business, you don’t wait for validation. You make the value of your expertise impossible to ignore.

All this time, I had been giving my power away and wondering why they weren't giving it back.

Merit alone won’t get you the win - whether that’s high-profile opportunities, premium clients, or bigger contracts. You have to become the obvious choice. That means recognising personal power, strategic positioning, demonstrated authority, and the kind of established influence that makes saying "no" to you feel like a very bad idea for anyone making that decision.

That wake-up call is where Pocket Full of Power began. That disappointment? It turned me from someone who hoped for recognition into someone who builds undeniable authority.

I remembered that I’m not here to clap and cheer from the sidelines. I doubt you are, either. didn’t want to stay on the sidelines, and I sure as hell wasn’t going to let brilliant, high-integrity experts like you keep getting overlooked, underpaid, or underestimated.

This isn’t just a book project; it’s a line in the sand.

This is my real-time, all-in laboratory for testing, breaking, and remaking the rules about how authority, recognition, and influence really work in our world, especially for those of us who don’t fit the “influencer” mould, don’t want to play politics, and aren’t interested in becoming someone else’s version of “marketable.

”I’m sharing my process to help you shortcut your own, with all of the learnings anchored to one core belief: Power isn’t something to be afraid of. It’s something you already have; now it’s time to hone it, wield it with intention, and use it to leave your industry better than you found it.

Sometimes that means going rogue and making a wonderful mess. Every experiment I carry outbrings a new win or lesson. While you’re hanging out here, you get both.

So, if you’ve ever felt invisible while watching someone less skilled, less qualified, or less ethical step in, get paid more, or take your spot, or if you’re tired of waiting for permission, or if you’re done being the “secret weapon” behind someone else’s success, then you’re exactly who I’m writing for.

yep, A Pocket Full of Power IS for you.

Let’s get you out of the background and into the space where you belong so your industry has no choice but to notice. You in?

Awesome.

See you on the inside,